My first week in El Sauce is over now, and it has been such a great experience. El Sauce has exposed me to so many new things and people; I am really enjoying learning about people’s lives here. I taught English at San Luis every morning last week in four different 40 minute classes, and I am really starting to enjoy teaching. I was a little bit nervous and didn’t know what to expect for my first few days of teaching. However, now I am accustomed to my schedule and have met so many wonderful kids! I am really enjoying getting to know them better and having fun with my lessons.
This past weekend we all traveled up to a mountain community in Ocotal. We went on a beautiful hike Friday to the top of the mountain and then proceeded to meet with our host families for the weekend. Sarah and I stayed with the nicest family; they were very curious about our lives and so easy to talk to. The next day we traveled on horseback and went on a coffee tour and saw how tortillas were made. Saturday was such a great experience for me as it was my first time for so many things; it ended up being a great day! On Sunday morning Sarah and I woke up really early to milk cows with our host dad and make tortillas with the mom before we left for El Sauce at 9am.
The weekend was great and it was easy to jump back into life in El sauce as I am much more comfortable now. I love my host mother; she is so sweet and will help you with anything. She is also very patient when we speak, although I do feel a greater improvement in my Spanish already. Today I started working on prototype catalogues for the basket program as I am traveling there on Wednesday to meet all the people in order to better help market the product. I can’t wait to see what comes next!
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